Paddle



(No Model.)

P. K. MANNES. -PADDLE.

No. 545,706. Patented Sept. 3, 1895.

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NITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

PEDER K. MANNES, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

PADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 545,706, datedSeptember 3, 1895.

Application filed June 12, 1895- Serial No. 552,549. (No model.)

To a. whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PEDER K. MANNES, of St. Paul, in the county ofRamsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Paddles, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to a paddle which is particularly adapted for useby hnntsmen in skiffs and canoes. When hunting in boats of this class,it is desirable that one man be able to manipulate the boat as well ashis gun, and when game is fired at it will be necessary to laydown thepaddles or oars, so that the gun may be used, and afterward, when thechase for the game begins, to take up the paddles for moving the boat.

The object of my invention is to make a paddle in which it will beunnecessary to' lay it down during the firing of the gun, and which willyet be in position when the operator has the gun raised to effect itsfiring. By these means the boat may be quickly advanced toward the game,which, being sometimes simply wounded, takes flight in or over the waterand necessitates a chase, all of which will be understood.

The invention will be hereinafter described, and the features of noveltypointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar-characters of'reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the views.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a skiff or canoe, showing aportion of a man therein and showing one of my improved paddles inoperative arrangement; and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the paddle.

The paddle comprises an integral shank or body portion having a straightpart a, bent at its end to form a second straight portion 12, saidstraight portion being extended almost at right angles to the section aand integral therewith. Formed at the end of the section b andprojecting perpendicularly therefrom is a handle piece 0, which isadapted to be grasped by the operator, as shown in Fig. 1.

6 indicates a ring or loop, which is pivotally connected to the bendbetween the sections at and b, as illustrated in the drawings,

and which is adapted to have the forearm of the operator passed throughit, all of which may be readily understood by reference to Fig. 1.

f indicates the blade of the paddle, which is of the usual constructionand which is formed integral with the lower end of the section a. Thepaddle f is curved or bent slightly away from the side of the sectionfrom which the section 1) projects, to the end that it may engage thewater more directly, although this arrangement is not absolutelyessential, as will be obvious.

The use of my invention will be readily understood by reference to Fig.1, and there it will be seen that each arm of the operator may beprovided with one of the paddles and that they may be used asillustrated in the drawings. It is explained in connection with the useof my invention that by simply releasing the handle-sections c the handsof the operator will be free for use for other purposes, and he maythereby be enabled to manipulate a gun in hunting. After he has fired ashot it Will be very easy to catch hold of the handles 0 a second timeand begin rowing or paddling the boat toward the game. This rowing orpaddling may be done by these means a great deal quicker than by theusual means.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A paddle having a bent shank or body portion, ahand grasp projecting perpendicularly from the end of the shank or body,and a ring or loop pivotally mounted at the bend in the shank or body,substantially as described.

2. A paddle having a hand grasp projected from the body or shankthereof, and having a ring or loop capable of receiving the arm of theuser, substantially as described.

3. A paddle having a bent shank or body portion provided with means forsecuring the inner arm alongside of and to the arm of the user,substantially as described.

PEDER K. MANNES.

Witnesses:

ENGVALD ANDERSEN, D. H. MANNES.

